1 Samuel 16:7
7But the Lord said to Samuel, a“Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, bbut the Lord looks on the heart.”2 Samuel 1:23
23 “Saul and Jonathan, beloved and lovely!In life and in death they were not divided;
they were cswifter than eagles;
they were dstronger than lions.
2 Samuel 2:18-23
18And the ethree sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fas swift of foot as a wild gazelle. 19And Asahel pursued Abner, and as he went, he turned neither to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner. 20Then Abner looked behind him and said, “Is it you, Asahel?” And he answered, “It is I.” 21Abner said to him, “Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and seize one of the young men and take his spoil.” But Asahel would not turn aside from following him. 22And Abner said again to Asahel, “Turn aside from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I lift up my face to your brother Joab?” 23But he refused to turn aside. Therefore Abner struck him gin the stomach with the butt of his spear, so that the spear came out at his back. And he fell there and died where he was. And all who came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died, stood still.Ecclesiastes 9:11
Wisdom Better than Folly
11 hAgain I saw that under the sun ithe race is not to the swift, nor jthe battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and kchance lhappen to them all.
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